Hanger



March 11, 1947. J. A, MCCARTHY 2,417,397 I HANGER Filed Oct. 22, 1945 JOHN A. M CAR7'HY INVENTOR A rmmva vs Patented Mar. 11, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HANGER John A. McCarthy, Beverly Hills, Calif. Application October 22, 1945, Serial No. 623,672

1 Claim.

My invention consists of a hanger and more specifically a hanger for clothing. 7

A hanger constructed in accordance with my invention comprises a hanger having a cavity for the reception of a perforated container filled with naphthalene crystals or other moth and insect repellents and poisons. With this type of hanger a garment which is hung upon the same will be protected from insects as the entire garment is saturated from within with the gas from the volatile naphthalene. Instead of the gas being on the outside of the garment, it will spread throughout the interior and through the cloth as the container of the naphthalene is covered by the garment.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation partially in section.

Figure 2 is a cross section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

A hanger constructed in accordance with my invention comprises a main body member I which is in the usual form of a garment hanger. This body can be constructed of wood, metal or any of the well known plastics without depart ing from the spirit of my invention.

In the body I is formed a cavity 2 which extends from one side to the other and forms an opening for the reception of a container 3 formed of metal, plastic, wood, or paper in which is inserted naphthalene .or other insect repellents or poisons. While I have shown in the drawing the cavity 2 and the container 3 in a diagonal shape, the cavity 2 can be round, square, oblong, or other shape and the container 3 would be a similar shape to fit into the cavity. The container 3 is perforated to permit the gas from the naphthalene to permeate the garment. To hold the container 3 inthe cavity 2', the hanger hook 5 is threaded into the body I and the end 6 thereof extends into a hole in the container 3 maintaining the container in the body I By unscrewing the hook 5, the container 3 can be changed when all of the naphthalene has been used and a new container supplied.

While I have described the preferred embodiments of my invention, I am not limited to any of the details herein set forth except as described in the following claim.

I claim:

In a hanger, a body, a hanger hook threadably attached to said body, a cavity in said body for the reception of a container, a perforated container in said cavity, the end extending into said container to container in said cavity.

JOHN A. MCCARTHY.

I REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the maintain said file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,168,741 Potter Jan. 18, 1916 2,187,691 Newhouse Jan. 16, 1940 1,615,748

Fischer Jan. 25, 1927 of said hook 

